Goddess of Marriage

Goddess of Marriage
Promotional poster for Goddess of Marriage
Genre	Romance Comedy Drama
Written by	Jo Jung-sun
Directed by	Oh Jin-suk
Starring	Nam Sang-mi Lee Sang-woo Kim Ji-hoon
Composer(s)	Choi Seong-wook Choi Seong-kwon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	36
Production
Executive producer(s)	Han Jung-hwan
Producer(s)	Park Young-soo Lee Hee-soo
Running time	Saturdays and Sundays at 21:50 (KST)
Production company(s)	Samhwa Networks
Release
Original network	Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release	29 June (2013-06-29) – 3 November 2013 (2013-11-03)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Secret of Birth
Followed by	Thrice Married Woman
External links
Website

Goddess of Marriage (Hangul: 결혼의 여신; RR: Gyeolhonui Yeosin) is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy-drama series starring Nam Sang-mi, Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Tae-ran, Kim Jung-tae, Jo Min-su, Kwon Hae-hyo, Jang Young-nam and Jang Hyun-sung. It premiered on SBS on June 29, 2013, and ended on November 3, 2013, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 21:50 for 36 episodes.^[1]

Plot

The drama explores modern love, careerwomanhood, and the meaning of marriage as experienced by four couples.

Cast

• Nam Sang-mi as Song Ji-hye

A radio writer who's assertive, but dreams of a sweet, pure love. She becomes caught in a love triangle between two men, which makes her question the romantic ideal versus the reality of marriage.

• Lee Sang-woo as Kim Hyun-woo

An architect. He suddenly appears in Ji-hye's life and seems to be her soulmate.

• Kim Ji-hoon as Kang Tae-wook

A prosecutor from a wealthy family. Ji-hye's longtime boyfriend.^[2]

• Lee Tae-ran as Hong Hye-jung

She used to work as a television announcer, and is now a mother of two and a "Cheongdam-dong daughter-in-law" (a term that describes stylish young married women of the upper crust living in that wealthy neighborhood).

• Kim Jung-tae as Kang Tae-jin

Married to Hye-jung. Tae-wook's older brother.

• Jo Min-su as Song Ji-sun

A "Supermom" who works while raising three children. Ji-hye's older sister.

• Kwon Hae-hyo as Noh Jang-soo

He and Ji-sun got married when he got her pregnant. Jang-soo is a kind and meek husband who is overpowered by his wife's strong energy and can't raise his voice.

• Jang Young-nam as Kwon Eun-hee

She tries so hard to meet her husband's exacting standards on what constitutes a "good wife."

• Jang Hyun-sung as Noh Seung-soo

Married to Eun-hee. He is having an affair with his colleague Cynthia.

• Jeon Guk-hwan as Kang Man-ho

Tae-wook and Tae-jin's father.

• Yoon So-jung as Lee Jung-sook

Tae-wook and Tae-jin's mother.

• Baek Il-seob as Song Nam-gil

Ji-hye and Ji-sun's father.

• Kim Ki-chun as Noh Hee-bong

Jang-soo's father.

• Sung Byung-sook as Byun Ae-ja

Jang-soo's mother.

• Kim Mi-kyung as Hyun-woo's mother
• Yeon Woon-kyung as Hye-jung's mother
• Lee Se-young as Noh Min-jung

Ji-sun and Jang-soo's daughter.

• Yang Han-yeol as Noh Chang-ho

Eun-hee's son

• Kim Joon-goo as Kim Ye-sol
• Shim Yi-young as Nam Mi-ra

She seduces Tae-jin.

• Park Wan-kyu as Jung Dae-hyun

Yeon-soo's husband.

• Lee Seol-hee as Kim Yeon-soo

Ji-hye's friend.

• Clara as Cynthia Jung

Anchorwoman of KoreaTV, and Seung-soo's lover.

• Yeom Dong-heon as Managing director Hwang
• Go Na-eun as Han Se-kyung
• Jo Woo-jin as the husband of Hye-jung's younger sister
• Kwak Hee-sung as Pil-ho

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Goddess of Marriage official SBS website (Korean)
• Goddess of Marriage at HanCinema